Evaluating the performance of four types of photovoltaic panels in Antarctica's extreme environment

IF 6.4 2区工程技术 Q1 THERMODYNAMICS

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1016/j.csite.2025.106007

Mehmet Das , Erhan Arslan , Ebru Akpinar , Doğaç Baybars Isiler , Burcu Özsoy

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Abstract

This study experimentally evaluated the performance of four different photovoltaic (PV) systems on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica. The experiment, conducted near the Turkish Scientific Research Camp, examined the efficiencies of monocrystalline, polycrystalline, flexible, and transparent PV panels under summer conditions, while real-time meteorological data such as solar radiation, temperature, humidity, and wind speed were recorded. The power output and surface temperatures of the panels were analyzed, and energy and exergy efficiencies were calculated, along with assessments of environmental impact factors, the exergy sustainability index, and environmental-economic analyses. The power outputs obtained from the experiments were recorded as 14.2W, 13.0W, 12.9W, and 9.2W for monocrystalline, polycrystalline, flexible, and transparentpanels, respectively. The average surface temperatures were determined as 18.3 °C for monocrystalline, 18.2 °C for polycrystalline, 17.6 °C for flexible, and 16.5 °C for transparant panels. The highest energy efficiency was observed in the monocrystalline PV panel at 29.1 %, while the efficiencies of the other panels were calculated as 27.0 %, 27.5 %, and 21.5 %, with exergy efficiencies measured at 8.66 %, 8.39 %, 7.37 %, and 6.70 %, respectively. In the environmental analyses, the annual CO₂ emission reduction was calculated, with the monocrystalline PV panel providing the highest savings at 4.1 tons. From an economic perspective, the monocrystalline PV panel was also found to be the most advantageous, with a cost of $59.

Keywors

Antarctica, Horseshoe, solar panel, enegy-exergy, renewable energy.

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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Chemical Engineering-Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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8.60

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812

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76 days

期刊介绍： Case Studies in Thermal Engineering provides a forum for the rapid publication of short, structured Case Studies in Thermal Engineering and related Short Communications. It provides an essential compendium of case studies for researchers and practitioners in the field of thermal engineering and others who are interested in aspects of thermal engineering cases that could affect other engineering processes. The journal not only publishes new and novel case studies, but also provides a forum for the publication of high quality descriptions of classic thermal engineering problems. The scope of the journal includes case studies of thermal engineering problems in components, devices and systems using existing experimental and numerical techniques in the areas of mechanical, aerospace, chemical, medical, thermal management for electronics, heat exchangers, regeneration, solar thermal energy, thermal storage, building energy conservation, and power generation. Case studies of thermal problems in other areas will also be considered.